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New Coronary Pneumonia | Nurses in Cardiology Department of Princess Margaret Hospital sneezing in low masks to be quarantined

2020-07-15T11:29:47.818Z


The third wave of outbreaks occurred in the local area. Today (14th), there were 48 new confirmed cases of new pneumonia. Of these, 40 were local cases, 16 were related to previous cases, and 24 were of unknown origin. A 77-year-old female cardiologist from Princess Margaret Hospital was diagnosed in the 1543th case. 14 patients of the same disease and an emergency room nurse were listed as close contacts. The Hospital Authority stated that the patient had lowered the mask and sneezed, and a nurse had been sprayed onto the face with droplets. The nurse temporarily tested negative for the new coronavirus. In addition, a contracted cleaning staff member of Prince of Wales Hospital was formally diagnosed. Yesterday, a confirmed patient had a blood transfusion, and his platelets were provided to a patient in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. There are currently no adverse reactions and the virus test is negative.


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Written by: Chen Jiayi

2020-07-14 17:48

Date of last update: 2020-07-14 17:58

The third wave of outbreaks occurred in the local area. Today (14th), there were 48 new confirmed cases of new pneumonia. Of these, 40 were local cases, 16 were related to previous cases, and 24 were of unknown origin.

A 77-year-old female cardiologist from Princess Margaret Hospital was diagnosed in the 1543th case. 14 patients of the same disease and an emergency room nurse were listed as close contacts. The Hospital Authority stated that the patient had lowered the mask and sneezed, and a nurse had been sprayed onto the face with droplets. The nurse temporarily tested negative for the new coronavirus.

In addition, a contracted cleaning staff member of Prince of Wales Hospital was formally diagnosed. Yesterday, a confirmed patient had a blood transfusion, and his platelets were provided to a patient in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. There are currently no adverse reactions and the virus test is negative.

A patient was diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia after undergoing "Tongbozai" operation at Princess Margaret Hospital. (Profile picture / Photo by Huang Yongjun)

Liu Jiaxian, Chief Administrative Manager (Quality and Standards) of the Hospital Authority stated that Princess Margaret Hospital has confirmed cardiology patients,

The patient was admitted to the hospital for cardiac angiography on the 9th of this month and was discharged the next morning. I began to feel unwell on the 11th of this month. I developed upper respiratory symptoms including cough and runny nose. I went to the North Kwai Chung General Outpatient Clinic for consultation. The patient had a fever the next day, and then went to the Accident and Emergency Department of Princess Margaret Hospital. The test for saliva in the deep throat was positive.

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Source: hk1

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